Ukraine's president says 'history being made' at Swiss peace summit

The summit aims to plot the first steps toward peace in Ukraine even though analysts don't expect any major breakthroughs because Russia is absent.

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00:00At the opening of high-level peace talks in Switzerland, Ukrainian President Volodymyr

00:07Zelenskyy branded the gathering as a success.

00:12Up to 50 government officials were invited to plot out an end to the war in Ukraine at

00:17the Stanstatt event, except Russia.

00:22Everything that will be agreed upon at the summit today will be part of the peacemaking

00:28process that we all need.

00:31I believe that we will witness history being made here at the summit.

00:37Thank you for your support and may a just peace be established as soon as possible.

00:45Analysts warn that the ambitious talks may be pointless, as Russia, which recently presented

00:51a rejected ceasefire proposal, was not invited.

00:55Russian President Vladimir Putin said the event was a distraction.